Total Crime Rate

244.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 244.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 37th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Road (ME10 4NB) in the last 12 months was 244.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.7% higher than the Murston average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 145.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (ME10 4NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murston Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Charles Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Charles Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodberry Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleas
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairleas
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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